Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica di salute mentale con soluzioni

Quale farmaco è un inibitore selettivo della ricaptazione della serotonina (SSRI)?

1. ADiazepam
2. BSertralina
3. CLitio
4. DAloperidolo

According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, what are the three stages of the stress response?

1. AOrientation, working and termination
2. BForming, storming and norming
3. CAlarm, resistance and exhaustion
4. DDenial, anger and acceptance

A patient says, "My husband never listens to me." The nurse says, "You sound frustrated." Which technique is this?

1. AGiving approval
2. BReflecting feelings
3. CChanging the subject
4. DPresenting reality

Why is the nurse's body language important in therapeutic communication?

1. AIt is only important during the termination phase
2. BPatients often respond more to non-verbal messages than to the words used
3. CBody language matters only when patients cannot speak the same language
4. DPatients with mental illness cannot understand non-verbal signals

A 78-year-old woman who started citalopram two weeks ago is newly confused and drowsy. Which laboratory result would best explain this?

1. AA low serum cholesterol
2. BA high haemoglobin
3. CA high serum potassium
4. DA low serum sodium

A patient with limited English needs a mental health assessment. Who should interpret?

1. AThe patient's 12-year-old son
2. BAnother patient on the ward who speaks the language
3. CThe nurse, using an online translation app on her phone for the whole assessment
4. DA trained professional interpreter

A patient says, "My boss didn't say hello this morning, so she must think I'm useless." Which cognitive distortion is shown, and what is a helpful nursing response?

1. ACatastrophising; tell the patient that she will definitely not be fired
2. BMind reading; ask what other reasons there might be for the boss's behaviour
3. CPersonalisation; advise the patient to ask for a new manager
4. DAll-or-nothing thinking; agree that the boss is being unfair

During a panic attack, a patient breathes very fast and complains of light-headedness and tingling in her fingers and around her mouth. What should the nurse do?

1. AStay with her and coach her to breathe slowly and steadily
2. BGive her oxygen at a high flow rate through a mask
3. CLeave her alone so that she can calm down without anyone watching
4. DAsk her to breathe into a paper bag for at least 10 minutes